Dr. James Seeger’s influence will forever guide us, and his memory will never be forgotten.

Shands and the University of Florida have been recognized by the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation as a center of excellence for research and patient care of myelodysplastic syndromes, cancers that affect bone marrow.

On the eve of the new year 2009, Bill Hahn (left) received a kidney-pancreas transplant with help from members of the Renal Transplant Program at Shands at the University of Florida medical center. This week he and fellow surfer and transplant recipient Richard Salik are preparing for the 24th annual National Kidney Foundation Surf Festival, slated for Sept. 3 to Sept. 7 at Cocoa Beach.

Three patients, apparently for the first time in their lives, were able to produce trace amounts of the protective form of a protein called alpha-1 antitrypsin for up to one year, a potential step toward a gene therapy for about 100,000 Americans with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

UF research suggests brain can find new ways to process optical information.

U.S. News Media Group’s 2009 edition of America’s Best Hospitals lists Shands at UF among top 50 best hospitals.

HyGreen hand hygiene system can help reduce infections and save money by reminding hospital workers to clean their hands to remove pathogens.

On July 1, Dr. David Guzick will join UF as senior vice president for health affairs and will serve as president of the UF&Shands Health System.

This message from Dean Good presents the most up-to-date information on UF and Shands Healthcare efforts to monitor for and prepare to treat patients should the swine flu make an appearance in our area.

DPS enables spine-injured patients to breathe without ventilator.